# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1515 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1516 --- ## [Should Trump be Prosecuted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105 "2021-03-18T15:14:58Z")
The New Yorker had a pre-election article on what could happen if he loses (as he did.) I won’t summarize, since some of the options were him leaving the country, replacing Limbaugh, etc. Some thought prosecuting Trump… --- ## [What kind of dog am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121 "2021-03-18T15:10:42Z")
We rescued him around 18 months ago. I thought he might be Italian Greyhound, hence the name “Iggy.” But as he has grown up (he’s maybe 15 lbs. now), I’m less sure of that. Probably a mix, maybe Greyhound + ? He looks … --- ## [FFS in IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ffs-in-imho/938140)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ffs-in-imho/938140 "2021-03-18T14:16:31Z")
Are we, or are we not allowed to respond FFS in IMHO when someone pretends to not understand the OP’s point? I thought it about a series of responses in a recent thread and as a reaction feel it’s totally warranted, but… --- ## [A is for Alibi. Open spoilers. Is a major plot point not explained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-alibi-open-spoilers-is-a-major-plot-point-not-explained/938099)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-alibi-open-spoilers-is-a-major-plot-point-not-explained/938099 "2021-03-18T14:00:01Z")
Inspired by the thread on mystery book solutions. I’ve been reading the Alphabet series books by Sue Grafton, and the first book in the series has a major twist that I still don’t understand. Towards the end, Kinsey Mi… --- ## [Again: WaPo correction to Trump GA calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-wapo-correction-to-trump-ga-calls/937994)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-wapo-correction-to-trump-ga-calls/937994 "2021-03-18T13:36:59Z")
@What\_Exit you were too quick to close that vacuous thread. You never know, somebody might have come along soon enough with the actual story. Here it is: TL;DR: WaPo reported that story about Trump calling GA Electi… --- ## [How many flagged/reported posts per day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-flagged-reported-posts-per-day/937951)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-flagged-reported-posts-per-day/937951 "2021-03-18T13:14:52Z")
I know you probably get wide swings on this some days, but on an average weekday how many flagged/reported posts do you get? Are you able to break them down by spam, spelling/coding, and ones where you have to mod note o… --- ## [Homemade Sarsaparilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-sarsaparilla/938150)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-sarsaparilla/938150 "2021-03-18T04:47:41Z")
I’m going to tell a short story now. But I am definitely looking for input and your own experiences, as I think you shall see. About 20 years ago, I got interested in making my own Sarsaparilla. (I also got interested i… --- ## [A critical question of language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-critical-question-of-language/103250)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-critical-question-of-language/103250 "2021-03-18T11:58:56Z")
There are a very popular brand of child’s construction blocks we’ve all played with. The boxes are branded “Lego.” Now, you see two pieces from one of these sets of blocks on the ground. Do you say “Look, there are t… --- ## [C'mere 'till I tell ye! - Irishisms (or Hiberno-English)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmere-till-i-tell-ye-irishisms-or-hiberno-english/938107)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmere-till-i-tell-ye-irishisms-or-hiberno-english/938107 "2021-03-18T10:37:17Z")
Reading material: https://www.fluentin3months.com/irish-english/ Let’s have the craic Dopers. Yer big eejits. --- ## [Stock Markets, Tariffs, Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-markets-tariffs-coronavirus/848451)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-markets-tariffs-coronavirus/848451 "2021-03-18T10:10:43Z")
Question: if Trump hadn’t started a trade war with China, would the stock market have responded any differently to the coronavirus outbreak? Caveats: I’m virulently anti-Trump, so I’d love to lay some of this at his fee… --- ## [What would a competent tyrant do that Trump didn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-competent-tyrant-do-that-trump-didnt/937488)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-competent-tyrant-do-that-trump-didnt/937488 "2021-03-18T09:58:24Z")
Over the past few years, there has been a constant refrain: We’re lucky that Trump is incompetent. A competent tyrant could have done far more damage. It’s a given that a competent tyrant would have avoided Trump’s nega… --- ## [Computer calendar names + times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-calendar-names-times/938076)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-calendar-names-times/938076 "2021-03-18T09:11:36Z")
I have the time and date on the bottom of my computer screen (along with info on speakers / power levels / internet connection etc.) I assume this is a standard calendar feature. (i have it on both my computers.) I use… --- ## [Do boys and girls play together more now than in 1980?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boys-and-girls-play-together-more-now-than-in-1980/938051)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-boys-and-girls-play-together-more-now-than-in-1980/938051 "2021-03-18T08:06:43Z")
When I was in elementary school 40 years ago, during recess usually the boys would play together and the girls would play together. I don’t remember seeing groups of boys and girls together. I wonder if it’s still like… --- ## [A Question About Amazon Refunds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-amazon-refunds/937980)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-amazon-refunds/937980 "2021-03-18T06:54:45Z")
I recently purchased some tires from Amazon, but even more recently, I changed my mind and decided to go with a different set from a different place. The tires are eligible for a full refund. I just click the box that sa… --- ## [Would You Hire A Debt Collection Agency For This Debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hire-a-debt-collection-agency-for-this-debt/937484)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hire-a-debt-collection-agency-for-this-debt/937484 "2021-03-18T05:12:04Z")
My husband and I run a very small company (just the two of us) in Alberta, Canada. We have a former client who has stated that they aren’t going to pay their last bill. They fired us November 23, 2020, after we had done … --- ## [Need help with a temperamental garage door opener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-temperamental-garage-door-opener/937883)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-temperamental-garage-door-opener/937883 "2021-03-18T04:41:53Z")
When closing, my garage door stops a third or quarter of the way down and goes back up. The light blinks ten times, which is supposed to indicate an obstruction, but there is none. The only way I can close the door all t… --- ## [An actual case of Florida election fraud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-case-of-florida-election-fraud/938059)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-case-of-florida-election-fraud/938059 "2021-03-18T03:53:35Z")
For homecoming queen, that is. An assistant principal used her login to hack into other students’ accounts and elect her daughter homecoming queen. She and her daughter have both been arrested. The mother was suspended f… --- ## [eyeball dexterity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeball-dexterity/668564)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeball-dexterity/668564 "2021-03-18T03:30:24Z")
In a normal/healthy human being, the optical axes of the eyeballs involuntarily converge on whatever object is being stared at: -If you are gazing upon a distant landscape, your eyeball axes are almost parallel. -If yo… --- ## ["Blurbs" under stickies in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurbs-under-stickies-in-atmb/937591)
**Author:** [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurbs-under-stickies-in-atmb/937591 "2021-03-18T03:17:45Z")
Would it be possible, after a reasonable period of time, to remove the text explaining what’s in the stickies in ATMB? A: They take up a huge amount of screen space. 1: It’s tempting, but not wise, to unpin them . . . … --- ## [Night of the Living Dead confusion (spoilers for movie from 1968)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-confusion-spoilers-for-movie-from-1968/937662)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-dead-confusion-spoilers-for-movie-from-1968/937662 "2021-03-18T02:57:42Z")
I watched the 1968 Night of the Living Dead with my older son recently. It was the first time I saw the whole movie, but I had read about it more than once. The general consensus of everything that I have read is the B… --- ## [Serving animal dishes with the head attached...ewww...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serving-animal-dishes-with-the-head-attached-ewww-why/933156)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serving-animal-dishes-with-the-head-attached-ewww-why/933156 "2021-03-18T01:17:02Z")
TRIGGER WARNING. I’ve always been grossed out by seeing a roast animal with the head (or for example, feet) still attached. OK, not in the case of fish, which look pretty character-less, but why, for example, are some s… --- ## [Should the Minimum Wage Be Increased to $15?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-minimum-wage-be-increased-to-15/933945)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-minimum-wage-be-increased-to-15/933945 "2021-03-18T00:28:06Z")
I mean in the US, of course. I think it should be. Some people argue that they would have to increase prices, that inflation would just increase, and so forth. But as I said in another thread, rich people have disgusting… --- ## [Does a death rattle equal 100% death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-death-rattle-equal-100-death/938133)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-death-rattle-equal-100-death/938133 "2021-03-18T00:20:22Z")
Hello Everyone, Once you’ve heard a death tale, you will never forget that sound. But I’m wondering, if your injured badly enough to begin the rattle can you still be saved? --- ## [Hobbes was just plain terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbes-was-just-plain-terrible/937595)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbes-was-just-plain-terrible/937595 "2021-03-18T00:18:23Z")
After seeing a recent Calvin and Hobbes thread, it occurred to me the subject of how good a friend Hobbes really is has never come up. Like, anywhere, ever. (And before anyone brings it up, I’m not really the one to ask … --- ## [What if "Back to the Future" took place in 1990?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-back-to-the-future-took-place-in-1990/846461)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-back-to-the-future-took-place-in-1990/846461 "2021-03-17T23:52:56Z")
I did a thread similar to this some years back when there was talk of possibly doing a BTTF reboot. Anyway, I thought it’d be fun to speculate on this again. What would it be like if Marty traveled from 2020 to 1990. Wh… --- ## [And you can eat the bowl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-can-eat-the-bowl/937888)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-can-eat-the-bowl/937888 "2021-03-17T23:48:35Z")
I was deciding the best way to cook some calamari and found a good recipe in a Guy Fieri cookbook. (I find his shows tough to watch but his recipes are often amazing). His recipe is served in a bread bowl which you can… --- ## [How do you resolve Bluetooth Conflicts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-resolve-bluetooth-conflicts/937392)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-resolve-bluetooth-conflicts/937392 "2021-03-17T23:44:44Z")
I have several Bluetooth devices that I use with my phone and Tablet. I was having trouble getting my phone to connect with the Bluetooth speaker. I finally remembered my Tablet was turned on. :roll\_eyes: It’s such a nu… --- ## [My visit to the Microsoft store made me worry a bit more for Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-visit-to-the-microsoft-store-made-me-worry-a-bit-more-for-apple/707772)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-visit-to-the-microsoft-store-made-me-worry-a-bit-more-for-apple/707772 "2021-03-17T23:28:13Z")
To those who don’t really want to read the post: I’m not saying Microsoft is doing great! The Apple store in the local high-end mall (Fashion Mall, aka Keystone) is typically very crowded; the Microsoft store is not. In… --- ## [MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage - ridiculous college endorsement deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msu-spartans-presented-by-rocket-mortgage-ridiculous-college-endorsement-deal/937781)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msu-spartans-presented-by-rocket-mortgage-ridiculous-college-endorsement-deal/937781 "2021-03-17T23:06:51Z")
Can there be any realistic argument to avoid paying student athletes anymore? This is pretty awful, IMO, but not really a stretch based on the current set of shoe, apparel, licensing deals. --- ## [Someone explain this plot point from Young Sheldon please. (involves football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-this-plot-point-from-young-sheldon-please-involves-football/937521)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-this-plot-point-from-young-sheldon-please-involves-football/937521 "2021-03-17T22:51:12Z")
This begins with Sheldon telling his father that a team shouldn’t “punt” on “fourth down.” His brother says “You always punt on fourth down, everybody knows that.” Sheldon says that the other team has a 72% chance of sc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1514) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1516)